Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Taco Tuesday!

Actually, it was Taco Monday with leftover tacos for lunch on Tuesday. But Taco Monday doesn't quite have the same ring to it. Either way, I had these delicious Baja Lime Tempeh Tacos with Fresh Steamed Squash and Zucchini:

This quick weeknight meal that came together so quickly, I almost felt guilty about it. You see, the Baja lime flavor was courtesy of a bottle of Amy's Organic Baja Lime Marinade. I picked the stuff up at this crazy-awesome discount health food store in Asheville, North Carolina called Amazing Savings. It was only 99 cents!

Amazing Savings is a cheap health foodie's dream come true. While in Asheville for Veganstock, I bought Oat Dream oat milk and Hemp Dream hempmilk for $1.50, vegan gravy mix for 69 cents, Organicsville pomegranate salad dressing for 99 cents. Some of it was past the date a bit (like this marinade ... it expired in July), but none was old enough to actually have gone bad yet. For the record, the milks were all within their expiration safety dates. But I digress.

Anyway, I marinated some steamed tempeh in the lime marinade overnight. Then on Monday after work and the gym, I sauteed it with green bell pepper and garlic. I tucked the tempeh into corn tortillas with Nacho Follow Your Heart vegan cheeze, tomatoes, lettuce, black olives, and tequila lime salsa. So, so good.

I love health food deals! Last week I came across a health food store that I have never been to. They had Living Harvest Hemp Milk and Chocolate Rice Dream for $1 (not past expiration date)! Of course, I bought some. :) It was my first time trying hemp milk and I think I have fallen in love.

damn, Bianca - those tacos sound and look sooooooooo gooooooood, indeed! i'm gonna have to check out the amy's baja lime marinade - how awesome that you got some for so darn cheap! i love the sound of that amazing savings store. i wish we had something like it around here. dan & i eat our fair share of things that have gone expired as well. as long as they look okay and don't taste funny - we're game. food waste = the suck, and using up stuff that would be tossed = the best! i say, superw00t!

Yum! When I was in high school the cafeteria served tacos around once a week... no matter which day it was, I always called it Taco Tuesday, and none of my friends understood. I'm glad to have found a kindred spirit!

Tacos, Burritos, Enchiladas... south of the border comfort food, oh yes.These tacos look and sound SO delicious,..I really like tempeh, but one definitely has to flavor 'em up for dishes. It's fun serving up food like this for friends, buffet style, so's they can add what they want - same thing with baked potatoes.

My name is Bianca ...

About Me

I'm a 9-year vegan, 19-year vegetarian from the Mid-South, not too far from the muddy banks of the Mississippi River. And that means cornbread, butter beans, and collard greens.
These days, I live in Memphis. Check out my cookbook — Cookin' Crunk. It's filled with yummilicious veganized soul food and country classics.